Apply for Financial Aid

Step 1: Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Once you have applied for admission, your next step is to apply for financial aid
by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is required
in order for you to be considered for assistance through grants, Federal Work-Study,
need-based scholarships, and student loans.

You (and parent as applicable) should apply for a Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID at
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out/fsaid. The FSA ID is used to login to certain federal websites to access financial aid
information and to electronically sign federal student aid documents such as the FAFSA.

For the 2018-19 award year (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, and Summer 2019), you can complete the FAFSA at fafsa.gov beginning October 1, 2017.

The 2018-19 FAFSA income information is based on prior-prior year (2016) income, which
eliminates the need to estimate tax information.

On the FAFSA, enter the MTSU school code of 003510 so that we get the results.

If eligible, you (and parents / spouse as applicable) are strongly encouraged to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) to import your 2016 IRS tax information
into the FAFSA. Doing so will reduce the chance that MTSU will be required to verify
the accuracy of your information.

The 2018-19 MTSU FAFSA filing priority date is January 16, 2018 to be considered for maximum financial aid assistance. However, you should complete
the FAFSA as soon as possible beginning October 1, 2017.

For the 2019-20 award year(Fall 2019, Spring 2020, and Summer 2020), you can complete the FAFSA atfafsa.govbeginningOctober 1, 2018

The 2019-20 FAFSA income information is based on prior-prior year (2017) income, which
eliminates the need to estimate tax information.

On the FAFSA, enter the MTSU school code of 003510 so that we get the results.

If eligible, you (and parents / spouse as applicable) arestrongly encouragedto use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) to import your 2017 IRS tax information into
the FAFSA. Doing so will reduce the chance that MTSU will be required to verify the
accuracy of your information.

The 2019-20 MTSUFAFSA filing priority date is February 1, 2019to be considered for maximum financial aid assistance. However, you should complete
the FAFSA as soon as possible beginning October 1, 2018.

Step 4: Complete requirements for any Federal Student Loans by JULY 1

Did you accept a federal student or Parent PLUS Loan? Follow the instructions in the
Financial Aid Requirements & Holds section of your PipelineMT account to complete
any outstanding loan requirements.

You must apply for your loans and complete requirements by July 1 (November 1 for Spring term) for the funds to be available when your tuition is due.

Step 5: Financial aid refunds

Financial Aid in excess of your bill will be refunded to you by direct deposit the
first week of classes. * For the summer term, there are several start dates.

Go to Direct Deposit for more information about setting up your direct deposit account or contact the
MT One Stop at 615-898-2111. Not signing up for direct deposit will delay your refund.